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Monys Hagen, a Metro history professor, teaches her Womens History 1010 class Ssept. 20 about Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, abolitionists who organized the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848.

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Anew series of standardized tests might go into effect next year for Metro history students, creating one more hurdle to clear before getting their degrees. The tests, being distributed by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education, are degree specific, and "based on the premise that anyone who graduates with a degree should have a basic knowledge of the material," according to history professor Monys Hagen. Whether or not the tests are used will depend on the departments. The test for math majors, for example, has already been turned down. The history test, while not in place this year, might be used in future years, to the chagrin of many history students and professors. Students in Charles Angeletti's social studies class spoke out strongly against legislation requiring a new test. "What's the point of education if you need to take all these tests?" Metro student Christi Reid asked. "Jsn't a degree enough?" "We're willing to try anything as long as we get some indication that it works." Metro student Andrew Altman said. Altman was critical of the government's interference with education, suggesting legislators be required to take tests in law, public speaking, and ethics. "If they prove they can do their jobs, I'll prove I can do mine." Angeletti was also displeased at the prospect of another standardized test, calling it "more meritocracy bullshit." Hagen expressed concern that the tests were concentrating more on facts than the concepts associated with those facts. "Some of the questions that we've seen in chis read more like Trivial

Pursuit," Hagen said. She felc many of the details the test covers are "not really significant, I don't think." Hagen also felt the test was unbalanced in the areas it covered. There are more questions about European history than American. World history questions, which address the history of Asia, Africa, and Latif) America, make up the smallest section of the rest. History chair Stephen Leonard said that while "there's a huge amount of things going on" in the history department, the education department would handle any new standardized testing. Ernest Hayman, chair of secondary education, said he was unaware of any standardized testing outside of the PLACE test, which anyone wanting to teach in Colorado is required to pass. Students were skeptical of how long the new tests would survive, referring to the failure of past standardized tests. "This seems to be another flash in the pan," Metro student Joe Colacioppo said. -Monys Hagen "In five years another test will come along c to replace chis one." History proiessor Altman agreed, saying, "This will fail for exactly the same reasons the CSAP failed." The reasons Altman cited were misconceptions by the legislature. "First, they assume anything wrong with the students is automatically the teachers' fault. And second, they believe cougher standards will have the desired effect." Professors are concerned about how new required tests would affect their teaching. Hagen said she doesn't want to be teaching toward a test, "rather than teaching the curriculum." Afew departments, including history, are using this year to review the tests and decide whether or not to use them. If approved, standardized testing could go into effect for anyone graduacing afcer spring of 2001.

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Amber Tamburello I peclal lo n.. lleltfotllOUllG Kelli McWhirter/Th •etN11olhn Anti-abortion protester Chuck Spigola talks to Magnus Westergren, Trevor Morris and Nick Clayton students at the flagpole on campus Oct. 4. yell at people demonstrating against abortion and homosexuality Oct 4.

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But many students felt otherwise. ·~ortion is a non-issue that becomes an issue because people can't mind their own business," said Auraria police arrested an anti-abortion student, Walter Grant. demonstrator Oct. 4 after his second "You don't have a vagina, how can appearance on campus. you tell me what to do with mine?'' The protester, Chuck Spigola, stood on a yelled an unidentified women from bench by the flagpole on campus waving a the crowd. Bible in the air and telling the gathering crowd Auraria police removed Spigola that people who have abortions are sinners. from the flagpole area because of "[Spigola] was taunting people and getting concerns for public safety, said police in their faces and that is where he crossed the chief Joe Ortiz. line," said Auraria police chiefJoe Ortiz. "They were fully informed that we Police arrested Spigola for interference did not deny them the right to speak, with staff, faculty or students of an educational we just regulate it for the students institution. According to the law, it is illegal for safety," Ortiz said. "We're here to any person to "willfully refuse or fail to leave ensure that no one gets injured and the property of any building of other facility that everybody's rights are protected." used by any education institution upon being The Supreme Court in several requested to do so." decisions, made a distinction between Spigola and other demonstrators were hate speech, which is protected, and asked to leave campus Oct 2 after causing fighting words, which are not disruptions by showing third trimester considered protected speech. The abortion photos and telling people to "stop court defined "fighting words," as Kelli McWhirtertrH mettopolhn killing their children." words promoting violence directed at "It is a sticky situation on a college campus Metro student Kristin Schuch yells at an a single person. when it comes to First Amendment Rights," anti-abortion demonstrator Oct. 4 . The Auraria police require that Andrew Liska, an Auraria police officer, said. you have a permit if more than one "[It is] something very valued and treasured on the campus, so they have person is speaking or if displays are used for the demonstration so that the First Amendment right to give their views also." safety is maintained. Dan Halmani, one of the protesters, said that they were a group of Tracy Rhines, Student Government Vice President of Administration Christians going around to different college and high school campuses and Finance, said he felt that "they were infringing on peoples right to protesting abortions. just have a peaceful day on campus." "We want people to realize that abortion is a sin and they need to Rhines also said he felt it was his job, "as a Student Government repent their sins," Halmani said. member, to protect the students."

It was shocking. It was offensive. It was full of hate. It was also, rightly so, protected. On Oct. 2, a group of anti-abortion protesters gathered by the flagpole on campus to display a large photo of a thirdtrimester aborted fetus and preach against Sean Weaver abortion and homosexuality. A group of students formed a small mob, threatening the protesters. Contrary to what most of these students believe, hate speech and offensive speech are protected under the First Amendment. What these short-sighted students can't comprehend is when the rights of marginal groups with unpopular ideas are threatened, the rights of society at large are threatened as well. "It may be argued, and weightily, ... that tension and on occasion violence between racial and religious groups must be traced to causes more deeply embedded in our society than the rantings of modern Know-Nothings," wrote Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter. The ills of our society are not created by harmful speech. Harmful speech brings the problems to the surface. When hateful speech is banned, we do not cure society's problems. Instead we recklessly wander a path to dictatorship. Asociety does not need Hitler or Stalin to be a dictatorship. Freedom can be just as easily decimated by intolerant citizens. History is complete with examples of people, who against threats of physical harm and even death, have stood up against the majority to express their ideas and beliefs: Ceasar Chavez, Gloria Steinem and even Helen Keller, who, as our history ignores, spent her life championing causes for the disadvantaged working class. "I must confess that I am not afraid of the word tension,'' wrote another "troublemaker,'' Martin Luther King, while sitting in a Birmingham jail cell. The images of policemen turning fire hoses and German Shepherds on civil rights protesters were .also shocking and disturbing. They still resonate in our popular memory nearly three decades later. Where would we be today if these images were silenced or ignored because they were too "shocking?" Today, these people are heroes. In their time, they were faced with violent opposition by the intolerant. The anti-abortion protesters will probably never be seen in history as heroes. But neither should the students who petulantly reacted to the protesters' message with violence. There is no reason in our democratic society to deny anyone the right to hold and express his or her ideas. The same holds more true on a college campus, where ideas should not be silenced, but nurtured and intelligently debated. Metro's mission to promote diversity rings depressingly hollow, when the views of All are not included. People don't need to be protected from the First Amendment. The First Amendment needs to be protected from people.

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Scott Smeltzer/l"H .Wpolltcaâ&#x20AC;˘ Dawn Birchfield, a Metro criminal justice major, speaks to Barry Scheck while he signs his book Actual Innocence: Five Days to Execution, and other dispatches from the wrongly convicted, Sept. 28.

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One in every seven people who are put to death did not commit the crime they were convicted of, said a prominent ONA expert. Barry Scheck, DNA expert and attorney at law, spoke at .lhe Tivoli Turnhalle Sept. 28 about The Innocence Project, a program that uses DNA to help free innocent people who have already been convicted of crimes. Scheck and fellow attorney Peter Nuefeld, started the program in 1992 at the Cardozo Law School in New York. Since its birth the program has exonerated more than seventy men through post-conviction ONA testing- eight of whom were on death row, and in one case two days from execution. "What is wrong with the criminal justice system, and what can we do to fix it?" Scheck asked. "First off, we need to look at how did they get in, or convicted, not how they got out." "ln our book we talk about how there have been over 88 people put to death that were proven innocent and acquitted after their execution," Scheck said. ''This means that the criminal serving out his prison term should not have been incarcerated in the first place let alone be proven guilty in a court of law," Scheck said. ''That shows that one in every seven people put to death did not commit the crime." Scheck said the FBI has been doing DNA testing for more than ten years and that 26 percent of the cases where a person was convicted of a crime, DNA evidence proved them innocent. DNA testing started to make it's way into the mainstream in 1994and in turn the number of exonerations increased. As of today, The Innocence Project, the FBI, and other private organizations have helped

give 79 people their freedom back. "Before administering every test I like to inform them about one little thing, if you are guilty you do not want this test." Scheck said. "You have to understand that 60 percent of the people we test are guilty, but â&#x20AC;˘for some reason hey think that they can fool the indisputable DNA evidence." "You have to remember that for every person we prove innocent there is a guilty person walking free, probably committing more crimes." Scheck said. Scheck is familiar with Colorado being that he has spent some time providing expert assistance to law enforcement officials investigating the jonBenet Ramsey murder case. He also is known for his work on O.j Simpsons defense team and the Heather Nussbaum case, which was one of the first cases to bring the issue of battered women to the nations attention by going to trial. Scheck and Nuefeld have wrote a book about a collection of cases undertaken by The Innocence Project called Actual Innocence: Five Days to F.xecution, and other dispatches from the wrongly convicted The book deals with numerous real-life stories about their ten-year quest to exonerate innocent people with the help of ONA evidence. After speaking for two hours Scheck opened the floor to questions. "Why is there such a large disparity in the number of people put to death in states like Texas and florida as opposed to other states?" Ian Hicks, a Metro student asked. ''There is no public defender in Texas for example," Scheck said. 'There was one such case involving a lawyer that actually slept through the trial and his client gets convicted and sentenced to death! Then a Texas court of criminal appeals affirms the conviction, then a Federal District Court vacated the conviction saying that a sleeping lawyer cannot be effective council."

Money stolen from vending machine Approximately $710 has been taken from vending machines in the King Center, Auraria Police reports said. The thefts were reported by Doug Maes of Coca-Cola and are believed to have occurred sometime between Sept. 22 and Sept 26. The vending machines showed no signs of forced entry. Maes told police that almost all of the machines on his routes are being hit at cost of over $20,000 per month. There are currently no suspects.

Students car collides with light rail train AFord LX collided with an RTD light rail train on Oct. 2at around 4 p.m., next to the Auraria light rail station. The car was making a left hand turn onto campus when it struck the lead car of the northbound light rail train. It was dragged approximately 20 feet by the train, said Officer KZ. Briggle of the Denver Police Department. Nobody was injured. "The light wasn't flashing and I didn't see the sign," Halat Mahood, the driver of the car and a University of Colorado at Denver student, said. "Auraria Public Safety says (the sign saying the train is coming) is hard to see at certain times," Briggle said. "Apparently, you get some reflection off the glass." Mahood was charged with prohibited turning, a 3-point violation.

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The Metro Race for the Cure team raised more than $1,200 for breast cancer research. The team is hoping to expand and raise more money and awareness next year. 'The life you save may be your own," said Laura Hay, team captain. Fifty- eight of Metro's students and faculty participated in the annual Susan G. Kohmen Race for the Cure Oct. 1.

Working through the Institute for Women's Studies and Services, Hay was able to recruit several people to participate in the race. She said this year's team was bigger then years past. The Institute for Women's Studies and Services worked along side the Student Association of Social Workers to recruit people to participate. The Student Association of Social Workers approached every social work class to acquire participants, Beth Garst, copresident, said. "We tapped all our resources to get people to come. We also were able to use our community connections," Garst said.

The Metro team provided breakfast for its team members at Auraria campus before the race, which started at the Pepsi Center, began. The majority of the team walked the SK together, Hay said. Hay said this was the first year she had participated. "The good you are doing will come back at you at some point," she said. Some of the participants were breast cancer survivors themselves, or know people who are battling the disease. "Women have to advocate for each other and raise awareness within our community," Garst said.

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Dear Editor, Last week in my History of Science class, Honors 2800, we were shown a video I feel conflicts with Metro's mission of multicultural diversity. The video has a steady under-current of pro-West or pro-Western ideology that implies that Western culture is superior to all other cultures. These pro-West attitudes were sometimes explicit but were more often implied. At the introduction of the video, "we" is used several times, but because no antecedent or context is provided, I initially assumed that the "we" was understood to refer to humanity, the people of the planet Eanh. However, fairly early on in the video, the implied antecedent becomes the people of the West. At one point the narrator raises the question of what makes "us" superior to "the next budger." Such language pervades the entire video. Near the middle of the video, the anti-non-Western culture sentiments become explicit in a comparison to Eastern thought, specifically Tibetan Buddhism as practiced in Nepal. The implication is made that, were it not for the introduction of Western thought, knowledge, and technology, people in Asia would be living still as they did at the advent of Buddhist thought. The video also contained sexist language. The pronouns "he" and "him" were used without any corresponding "she" or "her."

Furthermore, the only person of color-other than citiz.ens of Nepalthat the video contains is a black man working as the conductor of a cable car in San Francisco. I find it highly inappropriate that a video which ignores the issues of gender and racial equality be shown on a multicultural, ethnically diverse campus. After viewing the video, another student and I raised our objections to it. We were told by our instructor that we were being "too sensitive" and our concerns were dismissed. Later he called for a show of hands, asking which students found the video to be prowest. He aligned himself with the students who did nor. I feel this acted co divide the class. I object to the professor's blatant dismissal of my perceptions of the video and his handling of the debate which followed its viewing because they were unprofessional. The favoritism which he displayed that day has no place in a university setting. I ask that the video be viewed and assessed by a member of the Honors Department and that the rest of the series be viewed to determine of it contains similar objectionable material. Funhermore, I ask that Paddy Ryan be more open to diversity of thought or, at least, less obviously dismissive of thinking he does not share. Alfred Utton Metro Student

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Meg Hennessey and Bob Latta listen to Tanya Gerard play a Dldjerldoo during the Wholellfe Conference at the Convention Center on OCt 1. A DldJerldoo Is an Instrument native to Australia.

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cap that is monitoring his brainwave activity with magnetic sensors. Nearby, awoman is walking her fingers across acustomer's back, then shaking off invisible contents collected in the massage. Just then, a profes.sional belly dancer calmly strides by barefooted, snacking on a Luna Oif Bar. What could take place that encompasses all this under the same roof? The Wholelife Expositions + Conferences, held at the Colorado Convention Center, Sept. 29-0ct. 1. The event delivered mes.sages of natural health, personal growth, spiritual development, global transformation and overall sustainable living. Participants induded a unique array of well-known authors and speakers, discussing anything from alternative medicine to contemporary spirituality. Over 200 local and national cutting-edge businesses exhibited sacred music, organic foods, palm reading, and much more. As well as an exceptionally older and aware audience, who were eager to be enlightened on healthier ways to live. For those of you who are not familiar with the host, "International Wholelife is dedicated to stewardship of the planet, playing an active role in community service, presenting options for optimal health and wellness, providing an exceptional workplace environment and achieving responsive customer service," according to CEO Gregory R. Roberts. Off the Shoulder vice president Katrina Wright reponed, ''Wholelife is specifically focused on optimum wellness this year, and all the elements needed to enhance one's quality of life can be found through Wholelife." Wright continued, 'This exposition was more than just a marketplace, it was a journey for the senses, an exploration of both ancient wisdom and mcxlern technologies. By honoring the past and anticipating the future, Wholelife supports each individual's right to life-enhancing choices and the community's right to peaceful and pmc;perous progres.s." Browsing the scene on Oct. 1, viewers experienced their own journey of the senses. An exhibitor at Starchamber products handed out samples of dixie cups of bottled, Fiji water, then compared to a cup of the same, but with an added drop of "free energy." Starchamber concentrates natural Eanh energies into distilled water to creace "intelligent particles of light" and "rotating vonexes of energy." After experimenting with the two, an older woman said she felt a bit more awake and relaxed.

stan to see the consequences of how we lived in our 20's." Metro student Bruce Frilstad, 28, had not heard of the 'higher' orgasm." It was a piece of literature used in the workshop conference, but admitted, ''Even if I'd known about i~ I prOOably still studies of Charles and Caroline Muir, a duo who teaches "Tantra: The wouldn't have gone- time's limited, I have my own activities going An of Conscious Loving." on." University of Colorado at Denver student, Jes.sica Brinkhoff, 23, Julian, the representing exhibitor, explained that when a couple agreed, "We have more pressing thing; to do with our time. Besides, practices 'Tantra Love," the two are Wrllmunicating spiritually, we can learn about this kind of stuff on the Internet and through our elevating awarenes.s by using the energy exchanged in the specific classes." expression of love. He said that this can even be achieved by asimple, On the contrary, Metro student Nathan Clarke, 24, said, "I'm yet deep gaze into each other's searching for a greater meaning of life at eyes. an earlier age," who claims to have a Christiane Nonhrup M.D., consistent supply of nutritious foods and author of Women's Bodies, beverages in his home refrigerator. "I Women's WISdom was welcomed want to establish optimal health," he by a standing ovation of some 100 continued, "so when I am older, I won't people, prior to her address and have as many health-related problems." even more so afterwards. It was Despite the lack of young goers, Off sparked by the innovative sounds the Shoulder President, Marybeth of Celtic harpist Peter Sterling. Anderson explained that one of the main She presented 12 steps to reasons Wholelife was held at the mind-body wellnes.s, ranging from Colorado Convention Center was to 'Acting on your convictions and attempt to draw in interests of a younger passions without taking yourself crowd from Auraria campus within such too seriously,' to 'Grieving fully for proximity. your losses in order to find the Moreover, Denver as a whole was pathway for maximum joy.' specifically selected out of four other Where, on the latter, she stated, cities in the United States to host "the degree to which what you say Wholelife. Why? you believe in and how you "Denver is well-known for it's actually live your life, and the way healthy lifestyles, skiing and snowboarding, hiking, mountain biking, they mesh together, determines how healthy you are truly living.'' running and many other outdoor Nonhrup went on to discuss activities that top the list of favorite things alternative medicine, menopause, to do in Colorado. The 300 plus days of her recent divorce and other at the Convention Center on Oct 1 . sunshine a year makes it easy to be active. women-related issues; inducing The weather beckons you. outside and roars of laughter and numerous whispers of"she's so righ( and "she's into shape, therefore making Denver one of the top cities to present so hilarious." an event that is all about being healthy: physically, mentally, According to Wholelife's demographic statistics, the median age emotionally and spiritually," Wright said. for its audience is 38. In like manner with the ideas of Clarke, Wright concluded, "In an When asked why there would be just a handful of persons ages era where medicine is known for fixing a symptom and not the cause 18-25 compared to the hundreds over 30, Metro student Jennifer of the ailmen~ Wholelife offers solutions for noc getting sick in the first Evans, 20, replied, "I don't think people really care about their health place." at this age. We think we're invincible and it's not 'til our 40's that we At another booth, a featured book stood on a stand that hooked every eye of people walking by "Secrets to a longer, deeper and

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The thunderstorms on the evening of Sept. 29 shook the building, but the people inside the Tivoli barely noticed. Band-age paid tribute to graphic art in the Turnhalle Auditorium. The Colorado chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts and the Rocky Mountain Higher Education Division of Apple C.Ompucer cosponsored the event. Band-age featured poster art from Lindsey Kuhn and local bands performed. 100 people R.S.V.P.'d for the event, and people streamed in and out the door throughout the night. Mose of the people in attendance were graphic artists, or just artists in general. Jason Otaro, co-chair for the local chapter of AIGA explains, the purpo.se of the event, "Graphic art and music seems to go hand and hand these days." Llz Larter, a r~presentative from the graphic arts program explained that many of the band members were graphic artists and that bands use graphic arts to promote their bands. Lindsey Kuhn, the featured artist had many posters hanging upstairs in the Turnhalle. The posters that he sampled included concert posters made for Ozzfest 2000, Beck, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Offspring and Pearl Jam. He had t-shirts, stickers and posters available for sale. 10% of all the proceeds he made went to the Graphic Design Department at the

C.Ommunity C.Ollege of Denver.. Kuhn, 32, is a self-taught artist. He is originally from Texas but he majored in business at the University of South Alabama. While at the university he took one art clas.5,Art Appreciation, where the students only learn about the artists and not the techniques. Kuhn has been living in Denver for 2 years, where he has formed a shop that designs skateboards and t-shirts. Kuhn is currently working on a vinyl "picture disk" for I.ocal H. Apicture disk is a record that contains a picture inside. The bands entertained the crowd with music ranging from Hirrhop to goth. Most of the bands had at least one graphic artist as a member. The bands featured were; The Hellmen, Paradox, Pure Drama and Eiffel. The graphic artists that play in these bands included Quentin and Joe from Eiffel and Ace from Paradox. Paradox, the hip-hop band discus.5ed with the crowd the factors that are involved in making it in the music world. Madd explained that art influences his thinking and gives him inspiration. Pure Drama, a goth band came out with smoke and 1V monitors. "For me the connection between music and design was pretty prevalent," said Jason Otaro about the event. fur more information on lindsey Kuhn, visit wwwswampco.com fur more information on American Institute of Graphic Am, visit wwwaigacolorado.org

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Readings in Leadership, Bauer said. During this class the United States. We talked to Richard Lamm about what it was like students were given different essays and readings, split into . to run for a third party. We talked to Dr. Vincent Harding who different groups, and then asked co discuss the issues amongst worked with Dr. King and he talked co us about Civil rights," each other and the professor. These chat rooms were caped and Bauer said. "This is the only way to gee it. We are the only ones then Bauer used her playwright skills co edit the conversations that have these, they are ours." At the end of the book, there is a section where you meet for the book. "The students interact not only with me but with each ocher the students. They were asked to write a personal profile which included their political background, Bauer said. and quickly gets down to some serious debate," Bauer said. The idea behind the book started while Bauer was at a Bauer also brought in special guests for question and national political science meeting and there was a panel answer sessions with the students conducting the interviews. "Federico Pena, we talked to him about the Clinton cabinet discussion about improving teaching. Bauer _spoke up from the and what it was like to be lied co directly by the President of the - - - - - - - - - - see TEXTBOOK page12

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four years and several struggles with the publishing companies, the book has entered the classrooms and Bauer is giving all the credit to the students. Monica Bauer "We have a book where really the students are a big part of it," Bauer said. ''The students are what make this book so special because they all worked real hard. And everyone knows that these are our students, it is right there when you open the book. So it's like, take that Boulder." The students who participated had many positive comments about the way the class was conducted. "It was nice to have the small group, the one on one, and the opportunity to talk about real issues," said Suzanne Bowen who participated in the chat rooms. Sarah EchoHawk Vermillion, another participator said that versus the traditional classroom, the discussion setting was a much more effective way to learn. "The groups were small so you were forced to learn the material. We were all expected lo take a stand and explain our views," Vermillion. Bauer is originally from Nebraska and has a wide range of accomplishments. She started working in experimental theater in Omaha at the Magic Theater during the 60s. From there she went on to get her bachelor's degree at Brown University. She also has a master's degree in Divinity at Yale. She was an ordained minister in Nebraska which is what led her to her career in politics, Bauer said. "I was a pastor during the farm crisis in '84 when the farmers were really going belly up and the interfaith community was working very hard to help them, which is when I got asked to run for Congress, which is how I ended up in political science," Bauer said. She did not win her election in fact she was beaten into the ground, she said, and includes this experience in the chapter on voting and elections in hopes that students will learn from the real life experience. "I tell people that I went to graduate school in poly sci to get the number of the bus that ran me over," Bauer said. Along with running for Congress, Bauer has also taught at many universities all over the world, including the American University in Cairo. She has won several awards for her plays and is also an established composer. She combines all of her talents and hobbies to enhance her various careers. "See, I used the playwriting thing and political science to do the book and then I used the political science and the playwriting to write a political play," Bauer said. As an inspiration to Metro students, Bauer announced that she never graduated from high school, only has a GED. This is one reason why she likes Metro so much. "That's one of the reasons I really enjoy teaching at Metro. I feel like I can really identify with students who are unusual," Bauer said.

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Volleyball: The Roadrunners were on the road this past weekend, taking on conference foes Western State (Sept. 30) and Mesa State (Oct. 1). Metro defeated Western in four games 15-7, 13-15, 15-2 and 15-12. Juniors Marina Baz.ana and Diana Marquez recorded 17 and 11 kills respectively. Freshman Devon Herron had six kills and had 56 assists. It didn't take long for the Roadrunners (12-5, 7-"}. Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) to put away Mesa State, beating themin three games, 15-6, 15-3, and 15-4. Junior Mei-Rong Mei-Rong Lu Lu had 14 kills to lead all Roadrunners. Herron lead the way with 31 assists and senior Becky Ellgen added in 15.

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Mari< Stratford/TH lhttopoUtG• Metro's volleyball team llstens to coach Debbie Hendricks during a time out on Sept. 19. The Roadrunners defeated Northern Colorado In five games.

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Hendricks credited the Northern Colorado victory for turning the season arouJid. She said the team had the confidence that it TH.wpoillu could be competing with the great teams, but that the Northern Colorado victory actually showed them what it takes to win the big Seventeen games into the 1999 volleyball season, the Metro games. women's volleyball team was 5-12, and was desperately looking for Darling also said the victories against Northern Colorado and ways to win games. Regis helped the team stabilize what had previously been a rollerBut the 2000 Roadrunners (12-5, 7-1 Rocky Mountain Athletic coaster type season. Conference), desperation isn't even a recognizable word. As a matter The Roadrunners now face a relatively easy conference schedule. of fact, head coach Debbie Hendricks has her sights set on hosting a After two road matches against Adams State College and Fort Lewis NCAA Regional Tournament in November. Oct. 5 and 6, Metro will be at Auraria Events Center for the next seven Currently, the Roadrunners are on an eight-match winning matches. streak, including two wins on the road last weekend against Western With exception of three teams-Eastern Division leader University State College and Mesa State College. They are ranked 25th in the of Nebraska at Kearney, Regis and Western Division leader New latest national poll of the American Volleyball Coaches Association, Mexico Highlands University-the schedule looks to be in the and are third in the Southwest Region. Roadrunners' favor. If you take out the records of Kearney, Reigs and What may be surprising about the team's record is the fact that Highlands, the eight teams have a combined record of 41-88, while they have a 7-3 record away from the Auraria Events Center. the other three have a 41-10 mark. Hendricks said the early road games can only benefit the team. Hendricks said the biggest opponent the team faces is "As we entered all those road trips early in the year," Hendricks overconfidence. said, "we knew it was going to pay off at the end of the year when we "The thing that we have to do is make the mistake of only looking got to be home, during the more difficult time of the season." at those two (UNK and Regis) match," Hendricks said. "If we want to Senior Laura Darling also said the October schedule, with seven host the conference tournament, and possibly the regional straight home matches beginning Oct. 13, will be of great advantage tournament, we have to look at every match the same." to the team. Both Hendricks and Darling said there are still glitches in the "It is an advantage because you're on the court that you're team's overall game that they are currently pushing to correct. practicing on, and you've got your fans here," Darling said. "Some Hendricks said although the team is reducing the number of teams thrive on that, and we really don't have the fan base to have to unforced errors they commit, the team still needs to get better in that ·thrive on that, but is still going to be very nice to be at home for a department. while." Darling said during practices, the focus has been on blocking. Hendricks, who won a national championship with West Texas "We've been working a lot on blocking in practices because that A&M in 1998, said the Roadrunners also know they can compete with is obviously our weakness." Darling said. highly ranked teams. The Roadrunners are outplaying their opponents in every Their 4-4 record against teams ranked higher than them must be statistical category except blocks. deceiving-they beat No. 6 North Dakota St. on the road in four "It is something we need to get better at, especially at the end of games, then came home and defeated two ranked teams: No. 10 the season when we see some of the bigger hitters. If we're not University of Northern Colorado in five and No. 22 Regis University in blocking them, it's going to be a lot tougher to dig them." three. Adam Dunivan

season, the Roadrunners were handled a loss, a 62 dribbling to Colorado School of Mines on Oct. 1. Two clays earlier, the Roadrunners were taken into double overtime two clays by No. 25 Fort Lewis (Sept. 29) and came out with a 3-2 victory. Metro (9-1, 5-1) got on the scoreboard first against Mines with a goal from sophomore Jared Romero, but Mines scored five unanswered goals to jump out to a 5-1 lead. Metro added a late goal in the contest from sophomore Danny Gallardo. Fort Lewis would get the first two goals of the game, but Metro rallied in the second, getting goals from freshman Victor Adetoye and Gallardo. In the second overtime, junior Tony Thomas drilled the game-winner past Tony Thomas Skyhawks keeper Steve Berglund.

Women's Soccer: The Roadrunners still haven't found a way to beat Mesa State, as the Mavericks defeated Metro 3-1 on Sept. 29. The win was Mesa State's sixth in the past seven meetings. Metro got back on the winning ways by beating Fort Lewis 6-3 on Oct. 1. Senior Janee Armstrong would score the lone goal for the Roadrunners (6-4-1, 4-2) against Mesa State. Metro would find the offense against Fort Lewis, scoring three goals in the Janice Armstrong first and second periods. Armstrong got things going by scoring her second goal in two games and freshman Louise Kjellquist scored her first two goals of the year, both coming in the first half. In the second, junior Megan Schmachtenberger and freshman Adrienne Wright score their first goals of the season. Sophomore Sara Norkoli added a goal late in the second half.

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Losing a game isn't always a good thing. Especially when your team is undefeated and almost always shutting out the opposition. To Metro coach Brian Crookham, a 6-2 loss to Colorado School of Mines could be just what the doctor ordered. "It's actually going to end up be a good loss for us," Crookham said. "Never want to accept or rationalize a loss, in the end, it gives us Brian Crookham a point to build off of."

Crookham knew going 18-0 would have been a very difficult task. "The chances were that we were not going to go undefeated this season this year. It happens now, its better then happening in a game where we are fighting for a national title." But two days earlier, the Roadrunners were on top of the world after beating No. 25 Fort Lewis in their home 3-2 in double overtime. The win was well deserved said Crookham. "Our kids should an incredible amount of heart," Crookham said. "You go down 20 in a hostile environment, the fans chanting 'over rated' at us, and have the composure to take it upon themselves and go right back at Fort Lewis." The next games for Metro will be this weekend in Texas, as the Roadrunners will take on the Incarnate Word on Friday, Oct. 6 and St. Edwards on Monday, Oct. 9. Metro has met up with Incarnate Word once before, a 3-0 victory at the Auraria Fields. Crookham has seen Incarnate play and feels the team will give more of a fight this time around. "We saw them this weekend, they are a very good team," Crookham said. "They are probably the best team that we face on the road left on the schedule." The meeting with St. Edwards will be the first for Metro, and Crookham said it would be like playing Incarnate again. "St. Edwards is very similar to Incarnate and to West Texas (A&M)," Crookham said. "They are hard working, composure, they all have dangerous forwards that we have to worry about. "Chances are we are not going to get into a scoring fest with them, we are going to have to finish our opportunities and do a great job defensively."

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total blocks. Her teammate junior outside hitter Marina Bazana received her honor on Sept. 25. She had 57 kills and 55 digs in wins against Regis University, University of Northern Colorado and Colorado School of Mines. She leads the Roadrunners in kills with 263. ·. Woman's soccer senior midfielder rJ Janee Amrstrong has received the honor twice. The first time, on Sept. 25, she scored four goals against her former team, Regis University. Janice Armstrong The second time, on Oct. 2, she scored the lone goal against No. 20 Mesa State. Against Fort

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Lewis she had an assist and scored a goal. Armstrong leads the team and the RMAC in goals with 10. Men's Soccer, sophomore midfielder Danny Gallardo was awarded the week of Sept. 18, when he scored five goals in three games (four against Colorado Christian and one against West Texas A&M). Gallardo leads the team and the RMAC in scoring with 10 goals. A week later, sophomore goalkeeper Eric Butler was named for shutting out Regis (1·0) and CU-Colorado Springs (2-0). Danny Gallardo Butler has 7.5 shutouts on the year.

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BOULDER (AP) Wmles.s Colorado got more bad news Oct. 3 when leading rusher Marcus Houston was sidelined three to eight weeks with a hip injury. A computerized tomography scan that morning showed the extent of Houston's right hip flexor injury in CU- Boulder's Sept. 16 loss to Washington. Coach Gary Barnett said Houston is expected to make a full

recovery, but if it takes eight weeks, he likely will be medically redshirted. Barnett said it could have been worse. "I was really concerned that the worse-01Se scenario would be him being lost for six months after surgery," he said. Barnett and the university's medical staff feared the flexor had torn from the bone, which would have required surgery.

"If it is torn ... sometimes it pulls a piece of bone off of there," Barnett said. "If it pulled a bone off, they would have had to go in there and insert a screw which is a six-month deal." Houston, a freshman running back with 332 yards and a touchdown on 66 carries, did not play Sept. 30 against Kansas State.

Sports Hall of Fame museum to open next year at Mile High Stadium DENVER (AP) _The Colorado Sports Hall of Fame has found a home, but approximately $1.5 million is still needed to complete the project. The 2,800-square-foot museum will be housed on the west side of the new Denver Broncos stadium, which is scheduled to open in August 2001. The Hall of Fame was founded in 1964 but has never had a

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building to display memorabilia. "We've been a hall of fame in name only all these years," said board president Vernon Mallinen. "We fmally will have a building where people can come and learn about the history of sports in Colorado." The nonprofit organization kicked off fund-raising efforts Oct. 2 outside of Mile High Stadium. The group is seeking corporate

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General 12 STEP Meetings On Campus • Meets Thursdays from 11:30am-12:30pm in the Auraria Library #205. For more information, call Billi at (303)556-2525.

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